Wickedly complex problems such as the ones companies face and we face globally (climate change effects, poverty, economic inequality, health) demand a frank and yet hopeful look at how being better as humans can balance emerging application of AI and other disruptive tech. Host Dawna Jones brings forward a conversation with Michael Mainelli and Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva who each bring a perspective that provide insight into what you can do and what business can do to stop throwing money and human potential away and start contributing to being better in and for the world.
The topic is timely given the selection of semi-finalists for the Global Challenges Foundation contest in designing better governance and decision making models to handle the complex issues globally. Though my submission was not selected, I still see the value of merging narrative (with Dr. Thomas Juli) with decision making and elevated consciousness, to support nations in being able to work with issues having many fast moving parts.
Guests:
Professor Michael Mainelli FCCA FCSI FBCS co-founded Z/Yen, the City of London’s leading commercial think-tank and venture firm, in 1994 to promote societal advance through better finance and technology. Z/Yen boasts a core team of respected professionals as well as numerous associates, and is well-capitalised due to successful spin-outs and ventures. A qualified accountant, securities professional, computer specialist and management consultant, educated at Harvard University and Trinity College Dublin, Michael gained his PhD at London School of Economics where he was also a Visiting Professor. His PhD was on the application of risk/reward methodologies involving chaotic systems. Michael’s career summary is a decade of technology research, followed by a decade in finance, then two decades at Z/Yen. www.zyen.com
Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva is a business owner, educator, speaker & author -- specializing in reinvention. She oversees a group of companies active in real estate, investment, & consulting. As a consultant, Nadya has helped such organizations as The Coca-Cola Company, ENRC PLC, Kohler, L'Oreal, IBM, CISCO, Erste Bank, Henkel, Knauf Insulation & many others to reinvent their products, processes, & leadership practices.
Nadya has personally contributed to the development of more than 5,000 executives from over 60 countries & 20 industries teaching courses in leadership, strategy & sustainability at IEDC- Bled School of Management, an executive education center based in the Slovene Alps, where she also served as the Coca-Cola Chaired Professor of Sustainable Development. In addition to IEDC, Nadya has been teaching in business schools around the world, including Case's Weatherhead School of Management (USA), IPADE Business School (Mexico), and CEDEP (France), where she also contributes to the Academic Committee of the school. Nadya and her co-author Chris Laszlo coined the term embedded sustainability which has caught on to differentiate authentic commitment from superficial efforts to look responsible. You'll also find Nadya's insights via three TEDx talks in Austria, Slovenia & the US.
Show host Dawna Jones provides transformational insights to decision makers leading change in complex environments or issues. You'll find her at FromInsightToAction.com She has written or contributed to two books: Decision Making for Dummies and The Intelligence of the Cosmos and written for Business Expert Press on Moving Successfully to an Executive Role.
Intro music is by Mark Romero. Mark's music restores physical coherence to the body. MarkRomeroMusic.com
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